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How can you use 2D graphics to enhance medical illustrations?

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Medical illustrations are visual representations of anatomy, physiology, pathology, or procedures that help communicate complex information to various audiences. They can be used for education, research, publication, or marketing purposes. However, creating effective and accurate medical illustrations can be challenging, especially in the digital age. How can you use 2D graphics to enhance medical illustrations? In this article, you will learn some tips and techniques to improve your skills and creativity in 2D graphics for medical illustration.

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Lara Laghetto

Director @ Visualmedics | On-brand Biomedical Visualisation for Lifesciences????????Medical illustration & Comm |
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Passionate Medical Illustrator and Doctor | Specialising in Professional Medical Illustrations for Healthcare and…

1 Understand your goals and audience

Before you start designing your 2D graphics, you need to have a clear idea of what you want to achieve and who you want to reach. What is the main message or concept you want to convey? What is the level of detail and realism you need? What is the style and tone you want to use? Who are your target viewers and what are their needs and expectations? Answering these questions will help you define your goals and audience, and guide your decisions on the content, format, and layout of your 2D graphics.

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Lara Laghetto

Director @ Visualmedics | On-brand Biomedical Visualisation for Lifesciences????????Medical illustration & Comm |
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My experience as a medical illustrator / biomedical visual communicator has taught me that combining artistic talent with UX methodologies can also help structure effective visual communication. Clients preferences ≠ audience needs. Even if initial preferences are for complex medical visuals, the execution must consider more variables than just personal preferences. During this stage, testing, co-design, and iteration are necessary for helping our designs resonate and help understand concepts.

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Saibaba Guggilapu

Passionate Medical Illustrator and Doctor | Specialising in Professional Medical Illustrations for Healthcare and Research.
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The challenge is converting 3D models of medicine into simplified 2D sketches. How to win this challenge- ask a lot of questions! 80% of the work is figuring out the ‘W’ questions- what, why, who, when, etc. 19% is the skill of visualisation. 1% is the knowledge shared through the visualisation. You are not creating new knowledge, you are only sharing it in a more simplified form. 2D sketches effectively does this job.

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2 Choose the right tools and software

There are many tools and software available for creating 2D graphics, but not all of them are suitable for medical illustration. You need to choose the ones that match your goals, audience, and budget. Some of the factors to consider are the quality, accuracy, flexibility, and ease of use of the tools and software. For example, you may want to use vector-based software like Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape for creating scalable and editable 2D graphics, or raster-based software like Adobe Photoshop or GIMP for adding textures and effects. You may also want to use specialized software like Adobe Animate or Blender for creating animations or interactive 2D graphics.

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Saibaba Guggilapu

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It’s not necessary to use industry standard tools to create these illustrations. Sometimes a rough, simple hand-drawn sketches on a piece of paper has more value (with context) than a realistic illustration created on adobe studio. A common trend noted in most medical illustration courses is pencil sketching. Not denying the exceptional uses of adobe, beginners better understand art by pencil sketches. Only later are you adviced to try softwares and more as mere tools to help represent your thoughts more efficiently. I’ve come to like Procreate. It’s the closest to pencil sketches without making the process seem robotic and perfect . However, the imperfections are what makes these sketches human and relatable.

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3 Use visual elements effectively

When creating 2D graphics, visual elements such as shapes, lines, colors, textures, fonts, icons, and symbols must be used effectively to create clear, consistent, and attractive visuals that convey your message and engage your audience. To do this, you should use shapes and lines to create contrast, hierarchy, and emphasis. For example, you can use circles and curves to represent organic forms and squares and straight lines to represent mechanical structures. Colors can be used to create mood, harmony, and differentiation; for instance, warm colors can be used to represent blood and inflammation while cool colors can be used to represent bones and tissues. Textures should also be used to create depth, realism, and interest; for instance, gradients, shadows, and highlights can be used to create a 3D effect or patterns, brushes, and filters can be used to create a stylized effect. Finally, fonts, icons, and symbols should be used to create clarity, readability, and recognition - for example by using fonts that match your style and tone or icons that represent common concepts or actions or symbols that follow standard conventions or guidelines.

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Lara Laghetto

Director @ Visualmedics | On-brand Biomedical Visualisation for Lifesciences????????Medical illustration & Comm |
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Graphic design and medical illustration blend, whether you like it or not. Medical illustration borrows from graphic design all those common rules like hierarchy, contrast, and emphasis. Every design that revolves around a medical illustration contributes to bringing its most important visual elements to the foreground, so it must be taken seriously and planned carefully. Medical illustrators who understand graphic design rules have a better handle on how their work is perceived.

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Saibaba Guggilapu

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Have fun with the elements. Don’t chase perfection. While accuracy is greatly appreciated in the medical field, its significance is lost when the audience fails to get the message. The gritty pattern generated by using a pencil brush is well received that a simple colour fill in. Understand shadows and lighting. It’s enhances the contrast and clarity of the concept. Arrows and text , minimal and wherever necessary is greatly appreciated by the audience.

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4 Apply design principles and best practices

Design principles and best practices are the rules and recommendations that help you create effective and professional 2D graphics, such as aligning visual elements to create order, balance, and alignment; grouping related visual elements together to create unity, coherence, and connection; repeating visual elements to create consistency, rhythm, and reinforcement; varying visual elements to create interest, focus, and distinction; distributing visual elements to create stability, symmetry, and equilibrium; adjusting the size of visual elements to create perspective, proportion, and importance; and leaving some empty space around your visual elements to create breathing room, clarity, and emphasis.

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5 Seek collaboration and feedback

Collaboration and feedback are essential for improving your 2D graphics and ensuring their accuracy and quality. You can seek collaboration and feedback from a variety of sources, such as peers, clients, and users. By sharing your 2D graphics with other medical illustrators or graphic designers, you can gain valuable insights, tips, or resources to help you develop your skills and creativity. Additionally, communicating with your clients throughout the design process can provide you with the information, data, or specifications you need to create accurate 2D graphics. Lastly, testing your 2D graphics with your target audience can help you evaluate the effectiveness, usability, and appeal of your 2D graphics.

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6 Here’s what else to consider

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Lara Laghetto

Director @ Visualmedics | On-brand Biomedical Visualisation for Lifesciences????????Medical illustration & Comm |
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Our work stays up-to-date with the ever-evolving world of medical knowledge and visualisation techniques. Employing iterative methods, we combine solid evidence and feedback, to improve our designs. Our medical illustrations are crafted to communicate, sometimes the invisible, some other times steering the eye towards the obvious. And we can never be effective without knowing the specific audience we address, and master the media we use.

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